The Wire: Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told

Hardcover, 288 pages

English language

Published Sept. 14, 2004 by Pocket.

ISBN:
978-0-7434-9732-9
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OCLC Number:
56474367

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Review of 'The Wire: Truth Be Told' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

In the end, it took HBO more than a year to agree to shoot even a pilot.

This book tells the story of "The Wire", which is one of my favourite TV series, ever. It starts with an essay about the nitty grit by David Simon himself, and then goes through every single episode of all five seasons, interspersing mini-essays, interviews and a billion tidbits.At its worst, I just quickly sifted through the recaps of the episodes, but that's not "worst", it's just good. So, at its best? I think Simon is always interesting to read, not only because The Wire is really a Greek drama as spliced with Shakespeare, but one of the best series ever, due to its tight writing, acting and setting. Even the audio recordings, as detailed in the book, match and often overtake those from books.





The first season of The Wire was a dry, …

Review of 'The Wire: Truth Be Told' on 'LibraryThing'

4 stars

In the end, it took HBO more than a year to agree to shoot even a pilot.

This book tells the story of "The Wire", which is one of my favourite TV series, ever. It starts with an essay about the nitty grit by David Simon himself, and then goes through every single episode of all five seasons, interspersing mini-essays, interviews and a billion tidbits.At its worst, I just quickly sifted through the recaps of the episodes, but that's not "worst", it's just good. So, at its best? I think Simon is always interesting to read, not only because The Wire is really a Greek drama as spliced with Shakespeare, but one of the best series ever, due to its tight writing, acting and setting. Even the audio recordings, as detailed in the book, match and often overtake those from books.





The first season of The Wire was a dry, …
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